St. Nicholas Chapel (Nondalton, Alaska)

The St. Nicholas Chapel is a historic Russian Orthodox church in the Alaska Native village of Nondalton, Alaska, United States. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America[2]

St. Nicholas Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
HABS photo of chapel interior, 1990
Location	Along 2nd Avenue, Nondalton, Alaska
Coordinates	59°58′24″N 154°50′55″W
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP reference No.	80000751[1]
AHRS No.	ILI-023
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980
Designated AHRS	May 18, 1973

The congregation was established in 1896 at Old Nondalton, and its first building was constructed in that year. The current building dates to the 1920s, and was moved when the whole community of Nondalton moved to its present location. It is roughly rectangular in shape, measuring 37 by 25 feet (11.3 m × 7.6 m), with a truncated octagonal extension at the eastern end, where the altar is located. Most of the building is topped by a gable roof; the altar area is topped by a pyramidal section. The building has survived a number of fires that swept the community.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

North side and west front of the church

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. https://oca.org/parishes/oca-ak-nonsnc
3. "NRHP nomination for St. Nicholas Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-28.